What Happened to Street Style?

[lazyguru]

So the bastard twins MikeN & baldy are on Harndens payroll... it all makes sense now

[sign of bonding]

Spirit is lost

After all it is more about the person (e.g the so-called fashion blogger) and not about the originality of the style or product nowadays. I find it rather sad sometimes. People are looking for chances of being photographed so that when their snaps are posted on web, they get likes and followers and they feel fulfilled.

The fact is that many people don't really regard the way they dress is a self-presentation and expression. For many of us here, we build our identity by what we wear and don't give a damn about being snapped or not. But I would say a lot of people nowadays do have difficulties building their identity (and trusting their own style) until they get enough attention.

[Faust]

I'm ambivalent about this whole identity-building thing. In a way I recognize that style can be a reflection of the inside, and dress as such, but the idea of identity-building seems artificial, akin to putting on airs, affectation, that sort of thing.

[mrbeuys]

Style is an easy way of saying complicated things.

[galia]

but one could truly and deeply BE someone who puts on air, that being their "true identity" or whatever. read Balzac for more insight on that topic

[Faust]

but one could truly and deeply BE someone who puts on air, that being their "true identity" or whatever. read Balzac for more insight on that topic

Well, yes, in a way this is the basis of dandyism. But the difference is that they are self-aware.

[galia]

I never understood why self awareness makes it any better. if anything it makes it worse, because if you are aware of this shitty personality trait, why are you not fixing it. but whatever, rambling, sorry

[Fuuma]

I wear pants on the outside because pants is how I feel in the inside.

note: sounds even better if you're British.

[Fuuma]

Oh, that's much better than my example. Although it implies one could wear pants on the inside, and not even Carol has gone that far.

Replace "pants" with "black" and you've got some instantaneous deep thinking in 'da house, as the kids are fond to say.

[galia]

this whole identity building thing and self-expression through attire is so teenagery and like ... I dunno ... group mentality whatever

we're all basically adorning ourselves to attract other people, the way we chose to address this depends on the type of people we want to attract (and/or alternatively repel)
Also, we take ourselves too seriously
Also, luxury and exclusiveness is an addiction, and it's very hard to let it go because non-luxury things are just less good, so yeah

[Dorje]

I never understood why self awareness makes it any better. if anything it makes it worse, because if you are aware of this shitty personality trait, why are you not fixing it. but whatever, rambling, sorry

That's funny... isn't the whole point of it to revel in the shittiness?

I'm ambivalent about this whole identity-building thing. In a way I recognize that style can be a reflection of the inside, and dress as such, but the idea of identity-building seems artificial, akin to putting on airs, affectation, that sort of thing.

To avoid this we would need some sort of uniform that removes any ability to look different from anyone else.

this whole identity building thing and self-expression through attire is so teenagery and like ... I dunno ... group mentality whatever

we're all basically adorning ourselves to attract other people, the way we chose to address this depends on the type of people we want to attract (and/or alternatively repel)

The way we dress is not only a form of self expression, it is also a form of communication.

[galia]

Yeah to me it's just an aspect of body language

[Shucks]

Rick Owens isn't the Messiah

[Uppvakningur]

The way we dress is not only a form of self expression, it is also a form of communication.

Fuuma's point is that, aside from protection from the elements, clothing can only be a form of communication and social currency, as galia outlines above.

Using music as an example, the problem with that logic is an inability to have an affinity towards anything beyond the measure of coolness derived from name-dropping it to others. And while that may very well hold true for some, its a culturally-barren form of existence.

Bringing it back to the significance of the subject the thread posed, when people create study-guides to dressing for the camera, are they wearing something they actually want to wear? Or could it be also that their relationship with fashion and beyond is only proportionate to the amount of social validation they stand to receive from it?

Instead of feeling pants on the inside, fuuma is trying to guess at how a whole lot of other people feel about pants within a particular setting and dressing accordingly. what fuuma feels on the inside, about pants or anything else, remains a mystery.

[galia]

I'm not sure most people really know who they are on the inside, not REALLY. sometimes they know what they like, but that's hardly the same thing.